Angelo gascia



A. CASCIA. MOUTHPIECE FOR CIGARS. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24,1918.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Int/ 017 7: Awe/0 Case by %WM TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANGELO oAsoIA, or New YORK, N. Y.

,MOUTHPIECE FOR CIGARS.

fore the cigar is consumed and to provide the piece with a dissolvingflavoring or medicinal preparation as will be more fully described inthe following specificat' 11, set forth in the appended claims andillmtrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cigar with the improved mouth pieceapplied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the cigar with the,

mouth piece in section.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified mouth piece.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the mouth piece detached.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the mouth piece.

The improved mouthpiece is adapted'to be .permanently secured to the tipof the cigar and pasted or immovably fitted thereon, becoming a part andparcel of'the cigar when sold and to be thrown away with till tlb

the stump. The piece is therefore to be made of cheap material whichwill not add much to the'cost of the cigar and be sufiiciently soft oryielding so as not to be hard and objectionable to the teeth whileholding the cigar. I

Non-inflammable material is preferable but papier-m'ach, pulverizedcork, vulcanized fiber or wood are suitable for the purpose and flavorsmay be given same or granulated tobacco may be applied to the outside ofthe mouth piece or mixed with.

the composition during its preparation to simulate the tobacco or cigartaste without the danger of undesirable soggy conditions.

The mouth piece consists of the cupshaped cap 8 with a perforation 9 anda bead 10 at its outer end, and while the front edge of the cap isannular the bead and :the neck 11 thereto are preferably oval anddepressed vertically for security ingras'ping the dc Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Application filed. Octobr 24, 1918...Seria1 no. 259,587.

vice by the teeth while smoking, or the rear end of the cap may beconvex so as to afford greater depth within the cup for the end of thecigar and to insure its being securely attached thereto as shown in Fig.

3. Tn the'latter case the end 12 is broadened and flattened.

Tosecure the mouth piece to the cigar '13 its interior or the tip of thecigar is provided with suitable paste or cement, preferably Waterproofcement, which will resist heat or moisture, and this cement may alsoinsulate the mouth piece so that the entire cigar may be consumedwithout inconvemencmg the smoker.

The device W111 enable the consumer to smoke the entire cigar if highpriced and. thus amply compensate for the cost ofthe I mouth piece inaddition to the comfort afforded. r

In the construction of the device from material which .is cheapandeasily manipulated, antiseptic preparations, powdered tobacco,medicine or flavoring preparations may be mixed with the composition andimpart beneficial effects or results to. the smoker. p

The flavoring of medicinal material may be mixed with the composition ofthe mouth piece when being prepared and may be in the form of powder orof liquid which will leave a dissolving sediment.

][t is obvious that other modifications may I be resorted to in theconstruction of the dev1ce without departing from the essential featuresabove described or from the scope of the appended claims. 7

The device may be merged: flush with the I cigar as shown inFig. 1 andinstead of using a cement, a staple, tack or loop of thread 14, as inFig. 3, may be used to secure the mouth piece.

What I claim as new is: I

1. In a mouth piece for cigars, the com bination of a cap of porouscomposition conforming with and adapted to envelop the end of a cigarand adapted to be 'perma nently afixed to the end of a cigar and contaming as an ingredienta substance soluble to heat and moisture with therearward per: foration for the passage of smoke, and means or aflixingthe mouth piece to a c1gar. I 2. a mouth piece for cigars, thecombination of acap of a porous compound one of whose components is asubstance adapted to dissolve by moisture when held in the mouth of thesmoker and conforming with the shape of the rear end of the cigar andadapted. to be affixed thereto, means for aflixing the mouth piece'orcap to the cigar, and

a flattened end and a bend at the extremity of the cap.

Signed at New York, in the county 0f 10 New York and State ofNew Yorkthis 24th day of September A. D. 1918.

ANGELO CASCIA.

